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Henry and Edsel Ford letter to Albert W. Howard, dated Ford Motor Company, Office of the President, Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1 August 1939

Catalog Data

Correspondent:
Ford, Henry 1863-1947  Search this
Ford, Edsel 1893-1943  Search this
Addressee:
Howard, Albert W. active1939  Search this
Former owner:
Lende, H. W. Jr. DSI  Search this
Associated name:
Ford Motor Company  Search this
Howard & Lewis Motor Sales (Providence, R.I.)  Search this
Author:
H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Physical description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 25 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Manuscripts (documents)
Place:
United States
Date:
1939
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Typed letter signed in black ink on unlined paper with the printed letterhead of Ford Motor Company.
Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.
SCDIRB copy (barcode 39088020038998) is the gift of H.W. Lende, Jr. and has Lende accession number F-8.
SCDIRB copy has source: Swann Auction Galleries, New York, Sale 2004, Lot 22, April 29, 2004.
SCDIRB copy is housed in an archival box together with other manuscripts from the H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection, filed in Dibner accession number order.
Summary:
Letter to Mr. Howard of Howard & Lewis Motor Sales, Providence, Rhode Island, congratulating him as one of the Ford dealers who sold 100 or more units in May 1939.
Topic:
Selling--Automobiles  Search this
Ford automobile  Search this
Call number:
MSS 002057 A
Restrictions & Rights:
Use by appointment with Dibner Library staff.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1101462